1. At present The Threepenny Review is paying $400 per story or article, $200 per poem or Table Talk piece. In addition, each writer gets a year’s free subscription.

2. All mailed manuscripts must include a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Submissions should be sent to:

The Editors
The Threepenny Review
PO Box 9131
Berkeley, CA 94709

3. We do not print material that has previously been published elsewhere, and we do not consider simultaneous submissions. We do our best to offer a quick turnaround time, so please allow us the privilege of sole consideration during that relatively brief period; writers who do not honor this request will not be published in the magazine.

4. Response time for unsolicited manuscripts ranges from one week to two months. Please do not submit more than a single story or article, or more than five poems, until you have heard back from us about your previous submission.

5. All articles should be double-spaced (except poetry, which can be single-spaced or double-spaced). Critical articles should be about 1500 to 3000 words, stories and memoirs 4000 words or less, and poetry 100 lines or less. Exceptions are possible.

6. Critical articles that deal with books, films, theater performances, art exhibits, etc. should cite these occasions at the front of the article, using the following format:

Theater Piece
by Playwright's Name,
directed by Director's Name.
Theater, City,
Season 20__.

Art Exhibition Title,
Gallery or Museum, City,
Start Date–End Date.

Book Title
by Author's Name.
Publisher, Year Published,
Price (cloth) (paper).

7. Writers will be consulted on all significant editing done on their articles, and will have the opportunity to proofread galleys for typographical errors.

8. It is recommended that those submitting work for the first time to The Threepenny Review take a look at a sample copy beforehand. (Sample copies are available from the publisher for $12.00.)

9. We do not read manuscripts in the autumn months (September, October, November, December), so please do not submit then.

10. Emailed manuscripts will be discarded unread. The only two ways to submit work to us are through the mail and via our online system.